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Subject: Parkville

  • A Trip to Green Dirt Farm

    July 29, 2008
  • What You Missed In Pitch Forks

    October 8, 2008
  • Beaujolais nouveau is here in Kansas City

    By OWEN MORRIS In the Pitch Forks newsletter this week I mentioned two wine events, one being the release of Beaujolais nouveau, which happens tomorrow as it does every year on the third Thursday of November. A quick primer:

    November 19, 2008
  • KC FreeThinkers shed their clothes to "Keep Winter Cold"

    The KC Free Thinkers -- a group of atheists, agnostics and humanists -- gained some notoriety when they erected a provocative billboard in Overland Park last October. Saturday, they're employing a different attention-grabbing tactic: taking off their clothes. But this frigid baptism has got nothing to do with God.

    January 9, 2009
  • Restaurant Closing: River Market Brewery

    The River Market Brewery at 5th and Walnut had been up for sale several months, and while there was speculation about a buyer (including another town's microbrewery) one did not materialize. As of Sunday, the brewery has closed "indefinitely."The last six months have not been kind to the River Market area or breweries in general. Delaware Cafe closed at the beginning of the year and there's been no word on any restaurant moving into the spot. In October, Parkville's Power Plant brewery close

    February 3, 2009
  • Now Open: The Sweet Guy

    The Sweet Guy bakery and confectionery shop was an off-the-beaten-path gem in Parkville. A little too off the path. "That's why we had to close it," said manager David Reid. Now, four months after shuttering the Parkville location, the Sweet Guy is back in business in a much more central location. It opened last Friday in the heart of Waldo at 7439 Broadway, between Waldo Pizza and Kokoro Maki House.Reid said the restaurant was attracted to the new location because of familiar faces. "We looked

    March 5, 2009
  • Letters from the week of December 18

    December 18, 2008
  • Parkville Acoustic Festival Series

    July 17, 2008
  • BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE

    July 3, 2008
  • Drink Up Outside

    April 24, 2008
  • The Department of Burnt Ends smokes out some saucy new beers

    April 24, 2008
  • The Cheapskate Edition

    Here's a little help for our friends.

    January 17, 2008
  • Held Back

    You think you'd enjoy a nice, peaceful walk along the Missouri River? Sorry, but The Man says no.

    November 29, 2007
  • Cheese Nuts

    When you leave Kansas City and marry a former child star 16 years your junior, there’s only one thing that can save you.

    April 26, 2007
  • Wine and Dine

    Terry Barkley goes south to uncork.

    April 19, 2007
  • The Hometown Heroes

    Where are they now?

    April 27, 2006
  • Strange Arrangement

    Cue the freaky music: this combined Mediterranean restaurant and fried-chicken place should have been named The Twilight Zone.

    April 20, 2006
  • Continental Affair

    Side effects of Pangea may include Nutella crépes and Guinness pie.

    March 30, 2006
  • Well Done, We Do Say

    Here's a glimpse into one lifestyle of the rich and hilarious.

    March 16, 2006
  • Night & Day Events

    Week of November 24, 2005

    November 24, 2005
  • Brewhaha

    The KC Brewfest has a cure for what ales ya.

    August 4, 2005
  • Stage Capsule Reviews

    Reviews and previews of upcoming shows.

    July 14, 2005
  • Sign Us Up

    Quid Pro Quo reverses hearing loss.

    June 2, 2005
  • Stage Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater.

    June 2, 2005
  • Trunk Show

    Treehouses get an extreme makeover.

    May 26, 2005
  • Night & Day Events

    Week of April 28, 2005

    April 28, 2005
  • Well Groomed

    Reminisce about Molly Malone and Aura Lee with with these snazzy singers.

    March 17, 2005
  • Stage Capsule Reviews

    Our critic weighs in on local theater.

    February 24, 2005
  • Agave Blues

    February 10, 2005
  • Too Young and Too Pretty

    Before someone found Amber McGathey’s body in the Jeep, she’d spent months trying to find her way home

    November 4, 2004
  • Night & Day Events

    Week of September 19, 2004

    September 16, 2004
  • Down by the River

    Check out these park-infested waters.

    August 26, 2004
  • Night & Day Events

    Week of August 19, 2004

    August 19, 2004
  • Night & Day Events

    Week of August 5, 2004

    August 5, 2004
  • Damage Control

    Great Plains Energy has spent years quietly working on plans for dirty new power plants. Now facing opposition, it's sounding more eco-friendly.

    July 8, 2004
  • Stage Capsule Reviews

    Our critic weighs in on local theater.

    May 13, 2004
  • Stage Capsule Reviews

    Our critic weighs in on local theater.

    May 6, 2004
  • This Weeks Day-By-Day Picks

    February 12, 2004
  • Dance Revolution

    The latest battle of Westport: taxation without representation.

    January 22, 2004
  • Museum Raid

    We know what kids like.

    July 24, 2003
  • The Pits

    Goin' to the Mojo? Word.

    June 19, 2003
  • 21 Reasons

    Early show at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, at the Hurricane.

    May 22, 2003
  • Koala Scratch

    Kid Koala's making new friends.

    June 5, 2003
  • Flirt Club

    Love is in the air at Café des Amis.

    October 10, 2002
  • Go Ask Alice

    Theatre for Young America gets a mild buzz on.

    July 18, 2002
  • A Sorry Free State

    While Quindaro rots, slaves who escaped to freedom there must be turning in their graves.

    March 21, 2002
  • Best Restaurant View

    Piropos Restaurant

    October 18, 2001
  • Lofty Ideas

    “I wish they’d been built downtown. That would have been a great gift.”

    August 23, 2001
  • Love Nest

    Piropos does its seducing from high atop Parkville.

    June 21, 2001
  • French Connections

    Kansas City’s restaurant scene has a small revolution.

    June 7, 2001